I cant tell what the difference is besides the con symbol? Wow, I've always looked at her TFA face as being a spin on her TM2 looks but man, she looks just like her first toy

Some say the purple and gold are different tones, though that just may be the lighting or the camera (they don't look different to me)

Other than the proper-color symbol, the black 'sidecars' on her thighs have a gold stripe detail the Hasbro version doesn't have (As I recall, early pics of the Hasbro version had that stripe, but the paint app was left off on the final version.)

I can't agree there, sorry. So far, the only things I'm liking about TakaraTOMY's effort more are the colored faction symbols and voyager Blackout. The rest Hasbro pwns with, but that's just my for what it's worth.

Eeez ok.

But im more a fan of some of Hasbro's color choices, too.
Case in point = Grimlock.

I think the paint apps look really great, a lot neater than Hasbro's attempt, and I like the more coppery colored paint instead of the gold. That being said, still not worth paying for it over getting Hasbro's. Wait, is the purple darker than the original's?

I can't agree there, sorry. So far, the only things I'm liking about TakaraTOMY's effort more are the colored faction symbols and voyager Blackout. The rest Hasbro pwns with, but that's just my for what it's worth.

I said "Closest thing to" a pin-up girl. You gotta sell the show somehow, and sticking a pretty face on something is a sure-fire way to sell something. One would think that the lone female robot in the show, as well as the only female major character to have a toy would be that pretty face.

The back of the helmet is mostly painted, too. In the US version, the back half of her head is entirely clear plastic – here, it's painted with only the very top left open for the light piping of the eyes.